Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-26
apbeeIins Resister
THE LABOR WORLD.
NEWS OF THR TOILERS FROM HERE AND
THERE AND ByERYwHsRR
Nohing New in Inn and Steal GrclS-Othsr In.
dusGiss in he City Dong a Good Business Con-
Sdsrins the SeaSn-LOSal and General
Notes and an Interesting Lsusr.

pearanctSl hulCaVe. mere II Sllhply hotulhS
unusual in the situation. The coke strike
still keeps the blast furnaces closed and
consequently there is no pig iron or
Ressemer steel to supply the muck mills or
steel plants with material from which to
manufacture their products, and in the
face of the determination Of the strikers to
stay out for one year unless the opera
tors coneede the ,l24 per cent advance,
it looks rs if coke will be . mighty
skeerce' article tor some time to come.
1t is rumored however, that this partly
suits the manufacturers Of iron, steel and
nails because il strikes them in q dull sea-
son, when il is too warm to run mills and
factories. And again the supply OF their
product will be so reduced as to increase
the values and give the business
BOON IN THE FALL.
In the meantime the factories will be
run along at intervals as they have been
for several months past, supplying the i'm
mediate wants of their customers and at
the same time keeping in good trim for a
boom in the fall trade, If u boom comes,
and there is not much doubt that il will,
although, as before remarked in these
columns, the nail, manufacturers Will see
that dealers do not get an immense stock
ahead and knock the spots out OF prices as
they did last year.
But while the iron mills are checked IN
their career of benefit TO the community,
other industries in the city are AOurishing,
and several are to addtO their capacity and
diversity of output. This is nOtieeably
true Of the Wheeling Hinge Company, one
OF the most substantial industries IN the
city. The building at the corner OF Jacob
and and Nineteenth streets will be en-
larged, and all the machinery for the
manufacture of hinges placed in one large
apartment, which will give additional
room for new machinery. Besides the
s~pecialties, such as hooks, fire shOvels,
pOkerS, garden rakeS, staples, etc. now
turaed out by them, in addition to hinges,
they nave determined to add the manutac-
ture of
BOLTS AND NUTS,
an output that has never been made q
specially in the city; and already heaV5.
machinery for that purpose is being set up
and will he put in operation at the earliest
possible time. This addition will give EN-
ployment to an increased number Of men,
besides using a great deal of iron manuiac-
tured in the city
Another mandatory which will enlarge
its capacity at aniearly day is the Wheeling
Match Company, the OutgrOwth OF the
Standard Match Co, which has been
operating in North Wheeling since last sep
TENDER. The new firm has been granted a
charter and will erect a large building in
which will be put the latest improved ma
chinery, for the purchase of which MIR. u.
W. Eckert, a member of the firm is o
in New York. IL is thought the new plant
when erected will give employment to
about halt a thousand men, and the great
sale of their product indicates that the IN
creased output will not exceed the demand.
Wheeling can stand lots of such enterprises,
and CAPITALISTS are beginning To see that
she can excel in the manufacture OF other
profitable products besides glass, steel and
nails. the latter of which By the way are
not making independent fortunes for the
manufacturers at present prices, according
to the statements of many OF q
There seems to be u better feeling in the
CITY among all classes of labor, both that
which is now employed and that urem-
ployed, and workmen generally are Of the
opinion that there are better times in store
for the not distant future. When such a
feeling is noticed, it is ~alwaysa pretty sure
indication that there is some good tOun-
dation for it, even though it be indefinite.
AsTHIEE AT FIJI JUDAsEs.
Nothing of especial Importance has trans
PRED among the various labor unions ID
the city of late, but it is learned that gem
eral Secretary Litchman of the Knights OF
Labor, in sending put blanks for the re-
ports of locals for the quarter ending with
the close of this month gives notice that all
local assemblies will be suspended which
do not have the tax and report due July 1,
lSS7, in the Office Of the general secretary,
and not later than August 10, 1887. This
regulation will be rigidly enforced without
further notice. A secret circular IL also
sent ont warning all local assemblies
against malicious Misrepresentation pur-
pOsely made in the public press" Sec
Tetary Litchman then goes on to say: Pay
no attention to any notice given except 1t
comes i'm the assembly by official circular
OF through the Journal Of United Labor.
When a difficulty occurs, like that with
district assembly l26,
4 n CORRECT INFORMATION
at the proper time and in the proper way,
will be given TO the local assemblies. No
action is taken unless sanctioned by the
General Executive board under the cOnsti-
tuition of the order and the reglations Of
the general assembly. We have in the
order men so lost to all sense of honor that
circulars sent from the general office are
published in the public press before they
reach a portion of the local assemblies.
Since Judas IscariOt betrayed the Master,
his counterpart has existed in the histories
of the centuries that have passed. The
meanest specimen Of Gods creatures Is the
cowardly traitor who joins q labor Organiza-
ton and then betrays his fellow man.
While there is nothing in the business
transacted by the general officers, or by any
assembly of the order, which should cause
the
BLUSH OF SHAME
70 mantle the cheek Ofa member if made
public, we have the right to expect fidelity
10 the pledge Of honor taken by every
member around the altar Of knighthOOd.
The miserable p~ittance these traitors receive
for their treachery carries with it the curse,
differing only in degree, resting upon the
thirty pieces of silver Judas received f0r
betraying the Christ. Unfortunately,
these modern Judases have no conscience,
and consequently do not commit suicide
with patience, fOrbeannce and fidelity.
Among local, district, state n general
officers the work of education can be done,
and in the increased discipline which will
result, our order will be given more
strength, which more members cannot
give"
Local and General Notes.
1t is rumored at McKeespOrt that the
Tube Works company will build another
thirty double-furnaee rolling mill adjoining
the old mill just finished. The grounds
at that point consists Of private property,
and have been purchased by the company.